2. Read either "Mexico honors those gone but not
forgotten" or "Raising the Dead". Write an essay expressing your
reaction to the article. Include your reaction to this quote by Octavio Paz:
"The Mexican . is familiar with death, jokes about it, caresses it, sleeps
with it, celebrates it; it is one of his toys and his most steadfast love.

Browse through your teacher’s collection of calaca characters.
Use this space to plan the personality of a calaca character on whom your Día
de los Muertos book will be based. Your book may be written in honor of a real
person, a deceased famous person, or a legendary character. It also may simply
be based on an imaginary character.